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How to Dress Well
Another popular musician is coming to Kyiv to give a show here for the first time. Tom Krell, known by his stage name How to Dress Well, is famous for out-of-box experiments in his tracks. The U.S. artist mixes alternative R’n’B, ambient and experimental electronic genres. In Kyiv, he will present his most innovative release, “The Anteroom” album. The longplay consists of one long composition and reflects on the loneliness that Krell experienced over the last several years.
How to Dress Well (ambient, pop, experimental). Closer (31 Nyzhnoiurkivska St.). Sept. 13. 8 p.m. Hr 550
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‘It: Chapter Two’
Pennywise the Dancing Clown returns 27 years after a group of kids, known as the Losers’ Club, defeated “It.” Now adults, the members of the Losers’ Club have to reunite and go back to their hometown to face their deepest fears and stop It once again. Based on the horror novel by the legendary U.S. writer Stephen King, the new film is the conclusion to the “It” film dilogy. Directed by Andy Muschietti, the film stars Swedish actor Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise and James McAvoy, Jay Ryan, Jessica Chastain, Isaiah Mustafa as the protagonists facing him. “It: Chapter Two” will be released in the U.S. on Sept. 6, and screened in Kyiv cinemas in English on Sept. 10.
“It: Chapter Two.” Multiplex (Lavina Mall, SkyMall, Atmosphere, Komod). Sept. 10. 7 p.m. Hr 90-250
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‘Psycho-Darwinism. Evolution of Species’
An ape in a tutu is how Ukrainian artist Illya Chichkan reimagines the famous “Little Dancer” sculpture by Edgar Degas in his latest exhibition inspired by Psycho-Darwinism, a concept that combines evolutionary theories, including Charles Darwin’s, with theories of psychology by Sigmund Freud. Chichkan’s ape dancer is placed in a wooden transportation crate as if it traveled from afar to get to Kyiv, perhaps from the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, where the original “Dancer” resides. Complementing the exhibition are images of ape-like painters – the supposed self-portraits of famous artists like Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh. Chichkan, a representative of the “Ukrainian New Wave” art movement, caused a stir with his previous exhibition in the Psycho-Darwinism series in 2017. Some people filed a police complaint about “inciting religious hatred” against him when the artist painted saints as apes.
“Psycho-Darwinism. Evolution of Species.” Port Creative Hub (10A Naberezhno-Khreshchatytska St.) Aug. 30 – Sept. 13. Mon-Fri 12 p.m. – 7 p.m. Sat-Sun 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Free
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Own Fashion
Around 150 Ukrainian designers will sell their clothes at Vsi Svoi’s Own Fashion market, just around the time when fashion weeks are held around the world in September. The organizers say that Ukrainian brands make “clothes with a personality” that are produced in small numbers. Some of the brands the market will feature are Darja Donezz design, Sayya, Sonya Krees and Yana Chervinska. Own Fashion will also hold a special Sample Sale by Ukrainian Fashion Week where visitors will be able to buy brand new designs presented earlier this month at the fashion shows.
Own Fashion. Vsi Svoi D12 (12 Desiatynna St.) Sept. 14-15. 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Free entrance
